Refractory material



Patented Oct. 21, 1941 poration' of Wisconsin.

' "NiiDiawing. Applicationiglun Serial Noi zaazae- I g s ces ate's'td imprbvementsinre- 1 bject'fofthepresentinv ftion p improved" refractory "composition Y which can be .applied in cementitious -form to fo n'iislry' furnaces, jcupol'as? ancl f"ladles*,and in her 's'i'mflar installati'ons to form heat resistant -j L I At present there fare onf the' market various .1 compositions 'fwhich are used" as a refractory 'where'heat "resistantlinings are 'required',"as'* in furnacesand other devices intheffoundry'art. fIh'e available refractory compositions are; "ho wer,"'objectionable or faulty in a numberof particulai s. lfor "instance, "-in the" avail'ablefrefractory compositions lbl'ganic matter is present and hen thes ame' becomes hot inf-usage, objectionablej'fume's' and gases are given ofi' which natua lly has a" deleterious effect on the contents of the-furnace;cupola;or'la;dle.

"-=It' is;therefore, a primary invention to. provide a refractory composition which"has"unusually high bonding and heat re- A further object of the invention is to provide a refractory composition which when utilized as a lining for a foundry device, such as a molten metal ladle or container, will prevent the molten metal from penetrating the lining and entering the interstices of the walls of the container and causing sticking.

A further object of the invention is to provide a refractory composition which when utilized as a lining for a foundry device, such as a molten metal ladle or container, will assist in keeping the metal hot and will not give the metal an objectionable quick chill.

A further object of the invention is to provide a refractory composition which, when applied as a lining to a foundry furnace, ladle, or the like, can be applied with less thickness than is necessary with ordinary refractory materials whereby the container will have a materially greater capacity for molten metal.

A further object of the invention is to provide a refractory composition which, when in use as a lining, will have unusual heat resisting and refractory qualities and will furthermore be long lasting.

A further object of the invention is to provide a refractory composition which is composed essentially of fire clay and a special form of silicious dolomite.

A further object of the invention is to provide a refractory material which is relatively inexpensive, which may be easily compounded and ap- (c1 1 61 f. "plied as a liiiingmateriall vi/inch is st o ia durable, and-"which"i's -weltadapted for the purpQses 1 v ,With thfabovef and"other--'obj'ects in view; the V invention con'sists o'f-the' improvedrefractory materialfand its parts""and-ing-redients asset'forth injthe' claims; and all-equivalents "thereof.

" Broadlystated-{thepresent-inventioncontemplates a mixture" vein ingredients wherein '0 unusual propertiesfor thedesi'red purpose are'at- 3 tributableitb, the m xea oricombined relationship 'of' the ingredients. The improved'refractory mafteri'al' consists or equal {parts' by'weight of a rare "form of; 'siliciousi'dolomite and 'fireclay. The

A typical analysis oftherare form'of silicious dolomite utilized is as follow s:- l

;. iG mizma nesiu i isarben Galcium --ma'g nesium silicate M T"i" f A break down of the calcium magnesium carbonate content will show, according to analysis,

that it is composed of:

Percent Acid soluble calcium as oxide (calcium car- 0 bonate) Acid soluble magnesium as oxide (magnesium carbonate) 14.10

Carbon dioxide 29.

Similarly, the calcium magnesium silicate con- 35 tent, according to analysis is composed of:

Percent Acid insoluble calcium as oxide (calcium silicate) Acid insoluble magnesium as oxide (magnesium silicate) 6. 60 Silica (free) 20.90

An analysis of the fire clay utilized, which is typical, is as follows:

Percent Ignition 10.10 Silica 56. 75 Alumina 26.37 Iron oxide s 1. 80

Titania 1. 3i Lime 22 Magnesia .58 Alkalies 2. 44

The silicious dolomite utilized is entirely devoid of organicmatter and imparts to the finished refractory composition extremely high bonding and heat resistingqualities. The fire clay imparts extremely high refractory qualities to the finished product.

The improved refractory composition is in pulcupola, a suitable quantity of water is added to the desired amount of the refractory composition so as to make a more or less pasty or cementi- The material in this form is then applied to the surface to be linedand ultimately tious mass.

the moisture content leavesthe applied lining material so that the container is ultimately.--

formed with a hard smooth lining of the refractory material, which lining may be of any desired thickness, but in practical usage the thickness or" the same may be substantially less than that required when other forms of refractory linings are used and this is a decided advantage as it gives the container a maximum capacity.

The improved refractory composition is, of course, used in containers forfthe. foundry art and is naturallly subjected to tremendouslheat, it being customary for the container so lined to hold molten metal. Inasmuch as the improved refractory material is entirelydevoid oflorganic matter, when it 'is subjected to th'eheat of the molten metal, no objectionable'fume's or gases are given off. It has also been found'that the metal in the container is prevented from penetrating and sticking to the walls of the container by virtue of theexcellent and unusual properties of the refractory lining. The lining so formed is furthermore of such a nature that the metal in the container will stay hot an unusual length of time and will not subject the molten metal to a quick chill.

Although the improved refractory material has art, itis also adaptable as a refractory lining material for paper millfurnaces and other installations such as furnaces in drop forge plants which require a lining .having high heat resisting qualities. It is also possible that the improved material may be used for insulating purposes and particularly for insulating portions of equipment which are subjected to high temperatures.

'It should be,understood that the invention is not to be limited except as set forth in the appended claims.-

What is claimed as the invention is:

1. A refractory composition including in mixed relationship substantially equal parts of a rare form of dolomite, and pulverulent fire clay, said dolomite having a very high content of both silica and magnesia and a low lime content, the latterbeing neutralized by the silica, and mag- I Iriesium 'topr even't the formation 'of carbon dib'xide gas. t g w v A fi y omposition including in mix d relationship substantially equal parts of "silicious dolomite and fire clay, the'silice'ous dolomite in- 3. Afrefractory' composition including in'mixed relationship substantially equal parts of siliceous dolomite and,fire-clay,'the siliceous dolomite ineluding" substantiallyf22%. of calcium carbonate, 14'%-of magnesiumfcarbo'nate, 6.7% 01 calcium silicate,- 6.6% of magnesium silicate," and 20.9%

' of free silica, the fire clay including substantially magnesia, and alkaliesff 56% of silica, 26%of alumina, 10% of ignition, and lesser amounts of iron oxide, titania, liine,

FRANK 'rURow. 

